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Third in the saga of the first North Americans. In this sweeping epic of the dawn of agriculture, a courageous young woman is torn between ways of life, men to love, and driven above all to pursue her special dream. "A smooth blend of superb archaeology and wonderful story".--Andrew M. Greeley. The Gears have over 30 years' combined experience in archaeology.Tags
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These folks are great storytellers, and I love the work. The only reason I use 4 instead of 5 stars is that it is just so long. I think the story could have been told as well in a shorter book. Just my opinion. But I really LOVE the storytelling and the story. I keep buying their work and reading it, but the length becomes a problem at some point.
Good read. Enjoyed it.
Hace unos 5.000 años, un número importante de primitivos pobladores de Norteamérica se extendió hacia la actual región de las Montañas Rocosas. En su mayoría, eran grupos de recolectores que habían alcanzado un notable grado de desarrollo, hasta el punto de construir sus propios habitáculos, algo inconcebible para Fantasma de Artemisa, que se alejó de su tribu y tropezó con un poblado de seres que vivían «bajo tierra»...
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W. Michael Gear was born on May 20, 1955 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He received a master's degree in anthropology from Colorado State University in 1979. He married Kathleen O'Neal Gear in 1982, and they have collaborated on a series of books for young adults. The theme of these books is ancient civilizations, and the titles include People of show more the Wolf, People of the Fire, People of the Sea, and People of the Lakes. They own Wind River Archaeologist Consultants, which is a private research firm. He has also written several books by himself including the Forbidden Borders Trilogy, Morning River, and Dark Inheritance. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Kathleen O'Neal Gear was born on October 29, 1954 in Tulare, California. She received a B.A. from California State University in Bakersfield and a M.A. from California State University in Chico. She conducted Ph.D. studies at the University of California in Los Angeles and did post-graduate studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. show more In the 1980's, she worked as the Wyoming state historian, and later as the archaeologist for Wyoming, Kansas and Nebraska. She received the federal government's Special Achievement Award twice for outstanding management of our nation's cultural heritage. She married W. Michael Gear in 1982, and they have collaborated on a series of books for young adults. The theme of these books is ancient civilizations, and the titles include People of the Wolf, People of the Fire, People of the Sea, and People of the Lakes. They own Wind River Archaeologist Consultants, which is a private research firm. She has also written several books by herself including the Women of the West series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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1. People of the Wolf - 2. People of the Fire - 3. People of the Earth - 4. People of the River - 5. People of the Sea (People Series The First North Americans 1 to 5) by Kathleen O'Neal Gear
13 Books in People Series: People of the...Wolf; Fire; Earth; River; Sea; Lakes; Lightning; Silence; Mist; Masks; Owl; Raven; Moon by Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- People of the Earth
- Original title
- People of the Earth
- Original publication date
- 1992-02
- People/Characters
- Bad Belly; White Ash; Brave Man; Sage Ghost; Bitterbrush; Left Hand (show all 7); Green Fire
- Important places
- Northern Plains, USA
- Dedication
- To Ray Leicht, Ph. D.
... for helping to hold up the wall one bleary-eyed Saturday night at the Plains Anthropological Conference in Bismarck, North Dakota - and everything that came of that conversation.
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J.B. Saratoga Tedi Bear
June 3, 1975
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October 10, 1990 - First words
- Dust rolled up in a light tan smudge behind Skip Gillespie'a big four wheel drive pick up.
Prologue: Sandstone the color of dried blood rose in a sher ridge that jutted from the rich grasses of the river bottom. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)He turned around then and followed the trail back to the bark covered lodges of the Wolf People's camp.
- Blurbers
- Llywelyn, Morgan; Greeley, Andrew M.; Jakes, John
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PS3557 .E19 .P194 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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- 6 — Danish, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Spanish
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- ISBNs
- 28
- ASINs
- 12
